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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Translating Mechanisms Into Practice for Cushing Syndrome

  • Authors: Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/31/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 7/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    IPCE - 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

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    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for endocrinologists, primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians who treat patients with CS.

The goal of the activity is improvement in the learner's ability to identify the role of new treatments and interprofessional team strategies to manage CS.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Role of cortisol in CS and common clinical presentations
    • Management of CS syndrome with new treatments


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Faculty

  • Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE

    Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery
    Director of the Pituitary Center
    Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon

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    Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Recordati; Sparrow; Xeris
    Research funding from: Recordati; Sparrow; Xeris

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    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Translating Mechanisms Into Practice for Cushing Syndrome

Authors: Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACEFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/31/2023

Valid for credit through: 7/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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